“UK army should stop recruiting children, health experts say – Report says ‘irresponsible’ policy of recruiting 16-year-olds put their health at risk.” (sic) Says A Guardian headline on the 26th February 2019. See the article here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/26/uk-army-should-stop-recruiting-children-health-experts-say DefenceSynergia (DS) is appalled at this unworthy piece of research first published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Continue reading
Image:US air force DefenceSynergia (DS) is pleased to be able to publish a speech on German leadership by Professor Dr Julian Lindley-French given to the US-German Loisach Group at the Munich Security Conference in February 2019. The views expressed are those of the author. Why Atlanticism needs German Leadership? Good evening. It is of course Continue reading
Royal Air Force Operational Numbers – A Cross Service Problem It is a valid point that has been made by the media in reporting a Freedom of Information reply from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) indicating that Royal Air Force (RAF) operational aircraft numbers are on average only 66% of any specific air fleet. DefenceSynergia Continue reading
DefenceSynergia is most grateful to Professor Dr Julian Lindley-French for permission to reproduce his speech on board HMS Nelson in Portsmouth at the Trafalgar Night dinner given by the ancient Royal Navy Club of 1756 and 1785 in commemoration of Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous victory and untimely death off Cape Trafalgar on October 21st, 1805. Continue reading
DefenceSynergia (DS) is grateful to Howard Wheeldon for permission to publish his latest defence commentary which considers the Ministry of Defence (MOD) options in respect of an Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) replacement. From a DS perspective the MOD UK (Air) failure to properly invest in upgrading its E-3D fleet has led to Continue reading
DefenceSynergia is most grateful to Colonel Peter Walton RAOC (Retd) for permission to reproduce his article on the United Kingdom National Defence Association (UKNDA) website – Defence Procurement Funding. Peter Walton has a unique professional insight into the historical background behind why today’s Armed Forces’ often find themselves having to sacrifice numbers (capability) to the Continue reading
DS is pleased to reproduce Julian Lindley-French’s latest article: “When do you decide you want to bomb an adversary’s electrical company? It’s the same answer for when you would launch a cyber-attack on their electricity sector – it is just a question of how you do it”. Buky Carmeli, former Director, Israeli National Cyber Security Continue reading